Tester


Company:	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Salary:	£35,608 to £38,784 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cardiff, CF5 2YB
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Student Record System Programme is replacing Cardiff Metropolitan University’s current system with a modern, cloud-based platform that will transform how we manage the full student lifecycle.

Before that platform goes live, every process, user journey and integration needs to be proven to work as intended, and that is precisely what this role is about.

In this role, you will be responsible for the design and execution of test cases across the SRS Programme, working within the programme’s testing team under the direction of the Test Manager to ensure the new system is thoroughly tested and verified before go-live.

You will test across multiple phases, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), helping to make sure that new student-facing and staff-facing systems are reliable, accurate and fit for purpose from day one.

You will work closely with SRS Configuration Analysts, the Defect Co-ordinator, technical teams and business users across the University, logging and investigating defects and contributing to the overall quality of the programme’s deliverables.

You’ll lead the way by:

Designing and executing test cases across assigned test phases, including SIT, regression, integration and UAT, ensuring good coverage of business processes, user journeys, data scenarios and integration points.

Analysing business requirements, process designs and configuration documentation to produce clear, well-structured test scripts that reflect expected system behaviour.

Executing test scripts methodically, recording results in the agreed test management tool and maintaining a clear and complete test execution log.

Logging defects with steps to reproduce, expected versus actual results and supporting evidence, then retesting fixes to confirm they work and that no regression has been introduced.

Contributing to test planning, including estimating test effort, identifying test data requirements and flagging dependencies or risks, and taking part in daily stand-ups, defect triage and phase reviews.

Supporting the co-ordination of UAT, including briefing business users, monitoring execution and collating feedback, and contributing to lessons learned at the end of each test phase.

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